Melzinho – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Talita Mel, Xand Avião

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the rhythm and empowering message of 'Melzinho' by Talita Mel and Xand Avião. This Brazilian hit blends Forró and Piseiro, offering a lesson in moving on with confidence and joy. Dive into the infectious beats and learn how music can help you celebrate personal freedom.

[English]

Buzz, buzz, buzz, I'm flying high

And someone's getting bothered

The boom-boom of the sound system playing

And his heart's almost stopping

Look, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, I'm flying high

And someone's getting bothered

With the boom-boom of the sound system playing

And her heart's almost stopping

It's gonna hurt

It's gonna hurt, or skip my stories so you don't suffer

And go watch TV, go watch TV

Because it's not showing me living it up there

You should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

Look, buzz, buzz, buzz, I'm flying high

And someone's getting bothered

With the boom-boom of the sound system playing

And her heart's almost stopping, look at that!

It's gonna hurt

It's gonna hurt, or skip my stories so you don't suffer

Go watch TV, go watch TV

Because it's not showing me living it up there

You should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

You don't have, don't have, don't have this sweetness anymore, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

And there's no more of this sweetness

[Portuguese]

Zum, zum, zum, eu tô voando

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

O tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

E o coração dele quase parando

Olha que zum, zum, zum, zum, zum, eu tô voando

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

No tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

E o coração dela quase parando

Vai doer

Vai doer, ou pula os meus stories pra tu não sofrer

E vai ver TV, vai ver TV

Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

Olha que zum, zum, zum, eu tô voando

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

no tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

e o coração dela quase parando, vai dali!

Vai doer

Vai doer, ou pula os meus stories pra tu não sofrer

Vai ver TV, vai ver TV

Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem, não tem, não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
voar /voˈaɾ/ A2	verb - to fly
incomodar /ĩkumuˈdaɾ/ B1	verb - to bother, to disturb, to annoy
paredão /paɾeˈdɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - wall noun - (Brazil, slang) large sound system, often used in parties
tocar /tuˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to touch; to play (an instrument, music); to ring (a bell)
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - heart
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to stop
doer /duˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to hurt, to ache
pular /puˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to jump, to skip
sofrer /soˈfɾeɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer, to endure
viver /viˈveɾ/ A1	verb - to live
rolê /ʁoˈle/ B2	noun - (Brazil, slang) an outing, a hang-out, a social event, a party
mandar /mɐ̃ˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to send; to order; to tell (someone to do something)
cuidar /kujˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to take care of, to look after
melzin /mɛwˈzĩ/ C1	noun - diminutive of 'mel' (honey); (idiomatic) special treatment, privilege, favor, sweetness
ver /veɾ/ A1	verb - to see, to watch
passar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to go by; to spend (time); to happen; to show (on TV/screen)

Key Grammar Structures

• eu tô voando

  ➔ Present Continuous (Estar + Gerund)

  ➔ The structure "estar" (to be) + gerund (-ndo) is used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking. In colloquial Brazilian Portuguese, "estar" is often contracted to "tô", "tá", "tamo", etc. Here, "**tô voando**" means "I am flying".

• E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

  ➔ Impersonal 'Ter' (Existence), Relative Pronoun 'Que', Reflexive Verb in Present Continuous

  ➔ "**Tem**" is used impersonally like "there is/are". "**Que**" acts as a relative pronoun, referring to "alguém" (someone). "**se incomodando**" is a reflexive verb ("incomodar-se") in the present continuous, meaning "bothering oneself" or "being bothered".

• Vai doer

  ➔ Immediate Future (Ir + Infinitive)

  ➔ The future tense can be expressed using the conjugated verb "ir" (to go) followed by the infinitive of the main verb. This is the most common way to express future in spoken Brazilian Portuguese. "**Vai**" is the conjugation of "ir" for "ele/ela/você". So, "**Vai doer**" means "It will hurt."

• ou pula os meus stories pra tu não sofrer

  ➔ Imperative Mood, 'Para' + Infinitive for Purpose, Informal 'Tu'

  ➔ "**Pula**" is in the imperative mood, giving a command ("Jump/Skip!"). "**pra**" (short for "para") + infinitive "**não sofrer**" indicates purpose ("in order not to suffer"). "**Tu**" is an informal second-person singular pronoun, common in some regions of Brazil, often used with "você" verb conjugations.

• Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

  ➔ Causative Verb 'Mandou' + Infinitive, Verb + Preposition 'Cuidar de', Stressed Pronoun

  ➔ "**Mandou**" (past tense of "mandar" - to order/tell) followed by an infinitive ("cuidar") implies a rhetorical question: "Whose fault is it that [they] didn't take care of me?". "**Cuidar de**" is a common verb phrase meaning "to take care of". "**mim**" is a stressed pronoun, used after prepositions or for emphasis.

• E não tem mais esse melzin

  ➔ Negative Expression 'Não ter mais', Demonstrative Adjective, Diminutive Suffix

  ➔ "**Não tem mais**" means "there is no longer" or "does not have anymore". "**esse**" is a demonstrative adjective (this/that). "**melzin**" is the diminutive form of "mel" (honey), often used to convey affection, smallness, or something precious/sweet that is now gone.

• o coração dele quase parando

  ➔ Possessive Adjective/Pronoun ('Dele/Dela'), 'Quase' + Gerund (Imminent Action)

  ➔ "**dele**" (of him) is used to indicate possession, equivalent to "his heart". "**quase parando**" means "almost stopping". The combination of "quase" (almost) with the gerund emphasizes an action on the verge of happening.

• Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

  ➔ Conjunction 'Que', Negative Present Continuous, Implicit Verb of Perception + Gerund, Contraction 'Nos', Informal Noun

  ➔ "**Que**" here acts as a conjunction, meaning "because" or "since". "**não tá passando**" is the negative present continuous ("is not showing/playing"). "**eu vivendo**" is an informal construction implying a verb of perception (e.g., "they are seeing me living"). "**nos**" is the contraction of "em" (in/at) and "os" (the). "**rolê**" is an informal term for a "get-together" or "outing"; the plural is often kept as "rolê" informally.